BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Calls On Congress To Preserve Inflation Reduction Act BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is leading a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging Congress to safeguard the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), landmark legislation that provides historic investments in towns and cities across the nation. Today, the coalition sent a letter   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews an important case that could determine the fate of internet and phone service for millions of people living in rural areas in Arizona and across the country, Attorney General Mayes is leading a bipartisan effort urging the court to keep in place a fund that supports those services. The Universal Service Fund, or USF, was established as part of   more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Funding Program for Broadband Access in Rural Communities January 16, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today urged the Supreme Court to uphold a funding program that supports broadband access in rural communities across the country. The Universal Service Fund (USF) supports internet, phone, and communication  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Announces Charges Against 25 People, Four Companies, in Large-Scale Diesel Fuel Theft Scheme Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced charges against 25 people and four companies for their alleged roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme that used stolen credit card information to fraudulently purcha  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Leads National Fight to Protect Federal Firearm Safety Measures from Incoming Trump Administration Forced Reset Triggers Intervention | Engaged in the Business Intervention  TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced he is leading an effort by more than a dozen states to defend two major actions by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General's Office Announces Settlements With Facilities In North Grafton, West Bridgewater, And Salisbury Over Clean Water Act Violations BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced two separate settlements today with All Steel Fabricating, Inc. (All Steel) and Williams Scotsman, Inc. (WSI) to resolve allegations that each company, in   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General's Office Secures Guilty Plea, Ten-Year Sentence Following Seizure Of $1.2 Million Of Counterfeit Pills In Saugus SAUGUS -- The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that Pedro Lopez, 32, of Lynn has plead guilty to several drug and gun charges and was sentenced to ten years in prison after Massachusetts State Police (MSP), in pa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Student Loan Forgiveness and Borrower Assistance Actions The Biden-Harris Administration today announced its final round of student loan forgiveness, approving more than $600 million for 4,550 borrowers through the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Plan and 4,100 individual borrower defense approvals. The Administration leaves office having approved a cumulat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 15, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC,** as successor-in-interest to Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, New Jersey (SPE8E3-25-D-0008, $3,008,600,000); and Noble Supply & Logistics,* Boston, Massachusetts (SPE8E3-25-D-0009, $1,940,200,000), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Department of Commerce Announces Preliminary Terms with Analog Devices, Coherent Corp., Intelligent Epitaxy Technology, Inc. and Sumika Semiconductor Materials Texas Inc., to Strengthen U.S. Semiconductor Leadership Thursday, January 16, 2025 Office of Public Affairs publicaffairs@doc.gov (link sends email) Proposed CHIPS Investments in Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Tex  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues FedEx for Disability Discrimination Federal Lawsuit Says Worldwide Provider of Business Services Failed to Accommodate Disabled Dispatchers NEW YORK - Federal Express Corporation, doing business as FedEx Express, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate several dispatchers' requests to continue working from home and demanded the dispatchers' immediate return to its  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In State of the Commonwealth Address, Governor Healey Pledges to Fix Transportation, Make Homes More Affordable and Invest in Education Boston -- In her State of the Commonwealth Address on Thursday, Governor Maura Healey reflected on her administration's record of delivering results on affordability and competitiveness and pledged her commitment to fixing transportation, making home  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general and 3 cities to defend two Clean Air Act waivers granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that are critically important to stop climate change and protecting public health from air pollution. The EPA's Clean Air Act waivers support California's enforcement of CARB's  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that he and over a dozen other states are joining together to defend two major actions by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) that protect the ban on Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs) and expanded criminal background checks for gun purchases. "Gun violence impacts all Marylanders, regardless of whe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTO RELEASE: Governor Healey Unveils State House Archival Photography Project Boston -- Ahead of her second State of the Commonwealth Address, Governor Maura Healey unveiled a new photography display featuring archival film images of the State House from the 1920-1940s alongside equivalent modern-day film photographs. The images echo the path the Governor traditionally takes from h  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following state of the state address on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the legislature, General Officers, Chief Justice, members of the Judiciary, municipal leaders, and my cabinet - good evening. Tonight, I want to speak directly with my fellow Rhode Islanders who share a love of our state, a deep pride in our communities, and a passion for making Rhode Island better every singl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * SBA Administrator Guzman Grants More Than $26M to Create 13 New Women's Business Centers WASHINGTON -- Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, awarded $26.25 million to create 13 new Women's Business Centers (WBC) and support 17 existing WBCs ac  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * New Program from the Department of Energy Supports Acceleration of Fusion Energy Commercialization * * * The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday $107 million in funding for six projects in the Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives. Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) will lead FC-FIRE - a collaborative  more

TYLER, Texas, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: A former Texas hospital chief executive officer has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Jeffrey Paul Madison, 49, of Burnet, Texas; Susan L. Hertzberg, 66, of New York, New York; Matthew John Theiler, 58, of Pinehurst, North Carolina; David Weldon Kraus, 66, of Maryvi  more